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OOCL introduces the new West Africa Service 2

OOCL introduced its new product called the West Africa Service 2 (WAF2) and will be effective from November 30.
The WAF2 will be complementary to OOCL's Asia to West and South Africa product mix by providing customers with a comprehensive, competitive and reliable service network with direct calls to strategic ports including Cape Town, Apapa, Tincan, Onne.
WAF2 Port Rotation: Dalian - Xingang - Qingdao - Inchon - Ningbo - Nansha - Singapore - Cape Town - Apapa - Tincan - Onne - Singapore – Dalian

According to a statement by the Corporate Affairs Manager of SIFAX Group, Muyiwa Akande, the container vessel, MSC SHAULA, has a maximum cargo capacity of 4,651 TEUs (containers).
He said that the vessel “ is owned and operated by MSC Ship Management Hong Kong, the Asian division of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)’’.
Akande said the vessel, which was the second largest container shipping operator in the world, had an overall length of 275.04 meters and the length between perpendiculars stood at 263.00 meters.
“MSC SHAULA, built by the Hyundai Heavy Industries, has a maximum cargo capacity of 4,651 TEUs, while its draft and gross tonnage are 13.62 meters and 51,836 GRT respectively,’’ the News Agency of Nigeria quotes him as saying.
Speaking on the significance of the vessel, the Group Managing Director, SIFAX Group, Mr John Jenkins, said it was historic but not coincidental that such vessel berthed at the Ports & Cargo terminal.
“We are delighted that history was made with the arrival of this humongous vessel in the Nigerian waters, most especially its berth at our terminal. http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ports-cargo-terminal-receives-largest-vessel-to-call-at-nigerian-ports/